Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, “the human voice is the organ of the soul”. This quote couldn’t be truer for quality coaching.
The voice of the coach is the foundation of the coaching session. It should sound like an organ that ignites the soul and inspires improvement. Developing your psychology voice means you are using a soft tone, modulating your voice, staying quiet, and being ready to turn a question back to the person being coached.
Quality coaching is asking non-leading questions and displaying the appropriate amount of empathy. Speaking with honesty, integrity, and love while remaining firm and fair when needed. Your psychology voice is an important asset in the coaching process. Develop your psychology voice using the eight points below and start improving the quality of your coaching sessions.
Mind Your Voice Whilst Coaching Using the 8 Points Below to Improve the Quality of Your Coaching
- Pace: keep an even and calm pace when speaking
- Power: speak from your belly, that is where honesty and truth are
- Volume: be audible but not too loud
- Timbre: maintain a warm and soothing tone
- Emphasis: ensure the stress you are putting on keywords are positive, encouraging and supportive
- Pause: stopping to emphasize the key points that need improvement
- Depth: your pitch needs to be timely and maximized on the positive achievements
- Inflection: have the appropriate ups and downs of your sentences, not monotone and not overly focused on the criticism
Using your psychology voice will enable you to provide a higher quality coaching session. Even if you aren’t playing the role of the coach, learning to use your psychology voice is an important personal and professional skill.
Read Part Two of Coaching for Improvement.
Last updated on August 30th, 2020 at 10:17 am
